Prolific cyberattacks against Sony capped off one of the biggest years
on record for cyber security. Approximately 100 terabytes of data were
compromised and up to $100 million in damages were inflicted during this
headline-grabbing incident as the Trend
Micro Incorporated (TYO:
4704; TSE:
4704) annual security roundup report, “The
High Cost of Complacency,” analyzes this and other notable activity
throughout 2014. The year’s happenings reinforced that cybercriminals
are relentless with ever-increasing levels of sophistication and
tenacity.
“All in all, it’s a combination of identifying what’s most important,
deploying the right technologies, and educating users,” said Raimund
Genes, CTO, Trend Micro. “It is everybody’s job – not just those of IT
professionals – to ensure that the company’s core data stays safe.”
Additional findings include confirmation of Trend Micro’s late 2013
prediction that one sizable data breach would occur every month —
further solidifying the need for organizations to protect their networks
and implement
intrusion detection.
“The past year was unprecedented in terms of the size and scope of cyber
attacks as evidenced by the Sony situation,” said Tom Kellermann, chief
cybersecurity officer, Trend Micro. “Unfortunately, this will most
likely be a ‘sneak peek’ of what is to come.”
Report highlights include:
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No threat is too small. It did not take a sophisticated piece of
malware to cripple a target. Attackers are using a simple wiper to
breach company’s defenses with devastating effects.
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PoS RAM scrapers came close to becoming a mainstream threat in 2014,
as several high-profile targets lost millions of customer data to
attackers month after month.
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Software and platforms not thought to be at risk proved that no
application was invulnerable in 2014.
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Online and mobile banking faced bigger security challenges and are
proving that two-factor authentication was no longer enough to secure
sensitive transactions.
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Ransomware became a bigger and more sophisticated threat across
regions and segments. And unlike older variants no longer just issue
empty threats but actually encrypt files.
For the complete report, please visit: http://www.trendmicro.com/security-roundup.
A blog post regarding the report can be viewed here: http://blog.trendmicro.com/2014-security-roundup-report-the-high-cost-of-complacency/.
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in security software, strives
to make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Built on 26
years of experience, our solutions for consumers,
businesses
and governments
provide layered
data security to protect information on mobile devices, endpoints,
gateways, servers and the cloud. Trend Micro enables the smart
protection of information, with innovative security technology that is
simple to deploy and manage, and fits an evolving ecosystem. All of our
solutions are powered by cloud-based global
threat intelligence, the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™
infrastructure, and are supported by more than 1,200 threat experts
around the globe. For more information, visit TrendMicro.com.
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